Cover for a warm air furnace register



H. L. POSTLEWAIT COVER FOR A WARM AIR FURNACE REGISTER Filed Jan. 22, 1940 Iii) WI] VIII/III 5 fizrriez? L. Posflggggji ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COVER FOR A WARM AIR FURNACE REGISTER Harriet L. Postlewait, Champaign, Ill. Application January 22, 1940, Serial No. 315,069

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a cover for a warm air furnace register and vide a cover of this type plied and removed from use of tools and which ing from the warm air sha register itself.

A further object is character which will be fo has for an object to prowhi-ch may be easily apthe register without the will prevent dust escapft or collecting in the to provide a device of this rmed of a few strong simple and durable parts, which will be inexpensive to manufacture, and which will not easily get out of order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional View of a cover constructed in accordance with the invention, applied to a register.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the cover.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail sectional View of the cover taken. on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring now to the d rawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views,

Ill designates a conventional hot air register having a peripheral flange l exposed on the inner cured to the wall by screws In carrying out the inve formed of a single blank surface of a wall l2 and se- I3 or other fasteners. ntion, the cover [4 is of heavy cardboard,

preferably of the type from which chair seats lower jaws l5 and I6 formed of channel pliable one leg l7 secured in a slot it formed in the respective edge of the cover l4. The other leg l9 overlaps and is spaced from the inner surface of the cover. Staples are passed through the cover and through the leg I! of the jaw and clinched over the inner surface of the cover, as best shown in Figure 3.

To apply the cover it is simply necessary to hook the free leg E9 of each jaw over the edge of the flange I l of the register, as best shown in leg and through the blank, the other leg of each jaw being adapted to be hooked over the peripheral flange and extend along the rear face thereof.

HARRIET L. POSTLEWAIT. 

